Mom Charged With Abuse Kills Infant Son Weeks After Regaining Custody: Police
Manslaughter
The mom allegedly did not abuse the slain boy’s twin sister because she was her favorite
Missing
January 24, 2022
Harmony Montgomery’s Disappearance Date Narrows As Stepmother Makes First Court Appearance
The disappearance of 5-year-old New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, has been narrowed down to a 13-day window, according to prosecutors. The Manchester Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that Harmony disappeared at some point between November 28, 2019, to December 10, …
Police
January 24, 2022
Gunman Dies Days After Fatally Shooting NYPD Cop; 2nd Officer in Grave Condition: Reports
The man who allegedly committed Saturday’s shooting in New York that killed one police officer and left another clinging to life reportedly died from his injuries on Monday. Sources told the New York Post that Lashawn McNeil (pictured left), 47, …
Crime Stories
January 24, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Does Notebook Reveal Brian Laundrie Confesses to Gabby Petito Murder?
The FBI report on the death of Gabby Petito concludes that Brian Laundrie killed Petito while the pair were on a cross-country van trip. The report also states that Laundrie confesses to the murder in a handwritten notebook, found near …
Murder
January 24, 2022
Teen Brothers Kill Stepfather for Sexually Abusing Their 9-Year-Old Sister: Reports
The girl allegedly accused her father of molesting her, sparking the fatal altercation
Scams
January 24, 2022
SEE IT: Grandmother Lures Scammer to Home After He Pretends to Be Grandson Wanting $8K, Police Say
A quick-thinking New York woman outsmarted a man who apparently thought he could get away with scamming her out of thousands in cash, police say. According to CBS New York, 73-year-old Jean received a call Thursday morning from a man …
Missing
January 24, 2022
Mom of Missing Summer Wells Calls 911, Says Husband Assaulted Her: Reports
The mother of a missing 5-year-old Tennessee girl reported her husband for physical assault last week, according to police. A report from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office indicated that police arrived at the Well residence on January 19 after Candus …
Unsolved
January 24, 2022
Police Announce ‘Persons of Interest’ in Moab Double Murders, Brian Laundrie Ruled Out
Police have multiple persons of interest in mind in connection to a couple killed in August 2021 while camping in Moab, Utah. The Grand County Sherriff’s Office announced Thursday that Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner were shot numerous times while …
Hate Crimes
January 24, 2022
VIDEO: Financial Adviser Arrested & Fired for Throwing Smoothie at Employee During Racist Tirade [Reports]
A Connecticut man was arrested on Saturday, after a video surfaced allegedly showing him hurl a smoothie at an employee during a racist, violent trade. The Fairfield Police Department said in a Facebook post that James Iannazzo, 48, was charged …
Murder
January 24, 2022
16-Year-Old Fatally Shot, Dumped From Moving Car, Minutes After Leaving Home
A 16-year-old Texas boy was shot and killed Saturday and then shoved out of a car that didn’t stop. Investigators found Keymydre Palmer Anderson in the middle of a street a few blocks from his house shortly after 7 p.m. …
Murder
January 24, 2022
6 Found Dead in ‘Horrific’ Murders at Milwaukee Home
Police are investigating after six people were found dead at a home in northwest Milwaukee on Sunday. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said the deaths are being investigated as homicides, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Police officers conducted …
Shooting
January 24, 2022
Update: 8-Year-Old Chicago Girl Killed in Apparent Gang Shooting
An 8-year-old Chicago girl died from two gunshots to the head on Saturday when a suspected gang feud erupted on the streets in the city’s Little Village neighborhood. The little girl was identified as Melissa Ortega, who had recently moved …
Murder
January 23, 2022
Update: Alabama Cops Charge Missing Boyfriend With Murder in Deaths of Woman and Her Father
Alabama police have obtained capital murder warrants for John Peyton Scott III, accusing him of killing his girlfriend and her father in Helena. Sharon Tarwater Whited, 40, and Chester E. Tarwater Jr, 75, were found dead in their home on …
Missing
January 23, 2022
FOUND SAFE: 12-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Is Missing, Endangered: Cops
Update: 12-year-old Carter Duncan was found safe late Sunday evening, WHAS reported. No further information was released. Original story: Police in Louisville, Kentucky, have put out an alert for a missing 12-year-old boy they say is endangered. Carter Duncan is …
child endangerment
January 23, 2022
Texas Man Leave Toddler in Car While He Plays Games in Casino
Texas police have arrested a 22-year-old man they say left a toddler inside his car while he went into a casino overnight. Angel Mendez has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child with intent to return, according to KVIA. …
Police
January 23, 2022
Suspect in NYPD Cop’s Murder Kept Firing After Officers Were Down
The man charged with shooting two New York police officers responding to a domestic call on Friday kept firing at the two officers even after they were down on the floor of the Harlem apartment. Jason Mora, 22, was killed …
Domestic Abuse
January 23, 2022
Suspect Tortures Woman To Get Her To Withdraw Domestic Abuse Case: Report
An Illinois man was arrested on Friday and charged with trapping a woman in a home and beating her for several days. The McLean County State’s Attorney’s Office said that dispatchers sent Bloomington police to the scene, where they found …
Police
January 23, 2022
Texas Deputy Shot to Death During Early Morning Traffic Stop
A Texas deputy was shot and killed early Sunday morning during a traffic stop in southwest Houston. According to KHOU, Corporal Charles Galloway pulled over a white, 4-door Toyota Avalon shortly before 1 a.m. The driver got out of the …
Murder
January 23, 2022
Mom’s Boyfriend Out on Bail After Allegedly Killing Baby
An Arizona man was indicted this week for murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 1-year-old son earlier this month and promptly released on bond. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies were dispatched to a Fort Mohave home …
Weird Crime
January 23, 2022
Stranger Allegedly Tries to Buy Infant Boy for $500K at Texas Walmart
A woman is accused of repeatedly offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy an infant boy at a Texas Walmart, prompting the terrified mother to call police, the Messenger newspaper reports. Authorities allege that 49-year-old Rebecca Lanette Taylor struck …
Juveniles
January 23, 2022
Florida Teen Allegedly Attacked Jogger to ‘Fulfill his Sexual Fantasies,’ Inspired by the Movie ‘Scream’: Police
A teen in Florida is accused of attacking a neighborhood jogger with the intention of keeping the man’s body so he could “play with the victim to fulfill his sexual fantasies,” WOFL-TV reports. The unnerving allegations are detailed in an …
Lawsuit
January 22, 2022
Toddler Left Alone With Mom’s Dead Body for 5 Days: Court Docs
A New York father is suing the city and the Department of Homeless Services after his toddler daughter was found “covered in human feces” and trapped alone with her the corpse of her mother, who died of an accidental overdose. …
Child sex crimes
January 22, 2022
Missouri Brothers Jailed on Sex Crimes Against Teen Girls
A Missouri man has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and sodomy with a 13-year-old girl, and his brother was also jailed when investigators allegedly found him with another teenage girl. Jasper County deputies launched an investigation on Friday after …
Shooting
January 22, 2022
8-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot by Stray Bullet
An 8-year-old girl died Saturday when she was shot in the head in southwest Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. Chicago police said the girl and an adult who was caring for her were out walking Saturday afternoon, the Chicago Tribune said. …
Court
January 22, 2022
Evelyn Boswell: Judge Rejects Bond Reduction for Mom Jailed in Death of Tennessee Toddler
An East Tennessee judge on Friday denied a request to lower the bond for a mother charged in the death of her daughter, who was found dead on family property after an extensive search in 2020. Megan “Maggie” Boswell faces …
Nancy Grace
January 22, 2022
Nancy Grace: Brian Laundrie’s Confession ‘Day Late, Dollar Short’
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace praised the work of the FBI in bringing the Gabby Petito case to its conclusion but told Fox News on Saturday that Brian Laundrie’s “self-absorbed, self-serving musings in his notebook … means nothing to me.” The FBI’s …
Threats
January 22, 2022
‘I will bring every single gun loaded’: Irate Mom Allegedly Threatens School Over Mask Mandate
A Virginia woman was charged last week after a comment made at a school board meeting landed her in hot water. According to NBC News, Amelia King, 42, allegedly made a threat while at a Page County public school board …
Sex Crimes
January 22, 2022
Alleged Child Sex Predator Shows Up With Children’s Benadryl And Condom To Molest 5 Year Old
Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, called the allegations “as chilling and disturbing as one can imagine.”
Celebrity Justice
January 22, 2022
Arnold Schwarzenegger May be Responsible for Crash that Left Woman with Head Injuries: Report
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in a multi-vehicle car crash Friday that left one woman bleeding from her head, TMZ reports. Photos from the scene published by TMZ show Schwarzenegger’s black GMC Yukon SUV was on top …
Murder
January 21, 2022
Boyfriend Stabs Phoenix Mom to Death, Dumps Her Body in the Desert
Investigators in Arizona say they’ve found the body of a Phoenix mom last seen on Saturday night with her boyfriend. Arrest documents for Jorge Lara, 28, say that family members of 37-year-old Irene Luevano told police she called them Sunday …
Murder
January 21, 2022
Disabled Vet, Adult Daughter Found Dead in Alabama Home; Cops Looking for Her Boyfriend
A 75-year-old Alabama man and his adult daughter were found dead in their home on Wednesday, and authorities say the woman’s boyfriend is a suspect in their deaths. Chester “Chuck” Tarwater Jr’s 12-year-old grandson found him unresponsive at about 3:20 …
Crime Stories
January 21, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Cult Mom Lori Vallow/Hubby Chad Daybell Scheming Revealed
As Lori Vallow’s brother, Adam Cox, opens up about their familial relationships, the lengths that Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were willing to go, are being revealed. This included text message and email revelations that Chad Daybell said his wife …
Fraud
January 21, 2022
Pastor & Wife Kept 8 Disabled Adults in Locked Basement While Controlling Their Benefits: Police
A Georgia pastor and his wife have been arrested after police reportedly found eight people with various intellectual and physical disabilities being kept in a basement against their will. On January 13, EMS workers and Griffin firefighters responded to Curtis …
Manslaughter
January 21, 2022
Kentucky Daughter Charged With Neglect, Leading to Death of Her 92-Year-Old Mother
A Kentucky woman was arrested on Friday and charged in the death of her mother two months ago. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said that they were called to the Georgetown Community Hospital on November 13, 2021, by personnel who …
Murder
January 21, 2022
Son Who Murdered Mom With Samurai Sword Had ‘Cult’-Like Obsession With Conspiracy Videos: Reports
Bond was set on Friday for an Alabama man accused of carrying out Sunday’s sword attack that killed his mother and seriously injured his brother and uncle. WALA reported that Damien Washam’s bond was set at $750,000 for the murder …
Famous Murder Cases
January 21, 2022
Brian Laundrie Confessed to Killing Gabby Petito in Notebook Found With His Body: FBI
The months long investigation into Gabby Petito’s murder revealed no evidence that anyone “other than Brian Laundrie (was) directly involved in the tragic death of Gabby Petito,” the FBI’s Denver field office announced Friday. Special Agent in Charge Michael Schneider …
Missing
January 21, 2022
Brian Laundrie’s Parents Will Not be Charged in Connection to Gabby Petito’s Murder: Report
Brian Laundrie’s parents had been trying to get possession of a notebook found with his body — the same notebook that FBI now says included a confession about Gabby Petito’s murder
Missing
January 21, 2022
Body Found in Michigan River, Believed That of College Student Missing Since October
A body believed to be that of a Michigan college student missing for nearly three months was found Friday in the Red Cedar River in Lansing. Brendan Santo, 18, was last seen just before midnight on October 29, leaving a …
Murder
January 21, 2022
After Moving Into Her Own Apartment for the First Time, Woman With Down Syndrome Is Fatally Strangled, Found Wrapped in Blanket With Bag Over Head
Virginia prosecutors said Wednesday that the man who murdered his intellectually-disabled neighbor last month did so in an “extremely violent” manner. According to WRC, the father and stepmother of Melia Jones, 23, found her strangled at her Alexandria apartment on …
Attempted Murder
January 21, 2022
Cops Say Dad’s Story is Full of Lies After Hiking Incident Leaves 5-year-old Son Near Death
An Arizona man has been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to kill his own son during a hiking trip. Police arrested Michael Ninomiya, 42, on Wednesday and charged him with the attempted murder of his 5-year-old son, who was …
January 21, 2022
Fugitive Who Murdered Wife In 2020 Commits Suicide
Court
January 21, 2022
Disgraced Attorney Alex Murdaugh Hit With 27 More Charges in Latest Indictments
A South Carolina grand jury issued four more indictments against legal scion Alex Murdaugh, who remains jailed on a slew of charges for financial fraud. On Friday, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said in a statement that the indictments, …
Murder
January 21, 2022
‘They Failed and She’s Dead’: Nancy Grace Says Moab Police in Denial About Mishandling Traffic Stop Before Gabby Petito’s Murder
CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace has responded to the report stating that police in Moab, Utah, made “unintentional errors” after the pulled over Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito in response to a 911 call. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Moab police stopped Petito’s …
Court
January 21, 2022
Airman Who Senselessly Kidnapped & Murdered Beloved Mennonite Teacher Learns Fate
An Arizona man who killed a school teacher was sentenced Wednesday for kidnapping and murder. Mark Gooch will spend life in prison for the murder of Sasha Krause, 27, a Mennonite teacher who was found deceased in 2020. Gooch also …
Murder
January 21, 2022
HEAR IT: 911 Call That Led Police to Capture Brianna Kupfer’s Killer
Police in Pasadena, California, have released the 911 call placed by a witness who believed they recognized the suspect in the murder of a UCLA grad student, who had been on the loose for a week after allegedly killing Brianna …
Murder
January 20, 2022
Detroit Mom Found Dead and Dismembered a Month After She Vanished
A 33-year-old Detroit mother of four was found shot to death and dismembered in her own home this week — nearly a month after she was reported missing. Police arrested Latima Warren’s boyfriend, 44-year-old Rondell Lamar Watters, and charged him …